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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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